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Despite months of lockdown, two young women from Herefordshire, Audrie Schneller & Issy Timmerman have gained the top award from Girlguiding – The Queens Guide Award. Both have challenged themselves with an impressive range of goals and have learnt so many new...
Dog owners are urged to be vigilant following recent attempted thefts in Newport and Monmouthshire. A member of the public reported that two men approached him while walking his dog on Corporation Road, Newport, on Saturday, February 6, shortly before 8.15pm. One...
The UK has recorded its coldest night in over a decade, with a minimum temperature of -21.9c recorded at Braemar in Aberdeenshire in Scotland. It makes it the coldest night since 9th January 2010 and the coldest February night since 1986. It was less cold closer to...
Several police cordons remain in place this morning in Worcester, after police arrested a man on suspicion of murder following what they describe as a 'serious incident' in the city. Specialists teams have been searching the River Severn at Diglis and an update is...
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has told Sky News this morning that the government is doing all it can to ensure that people in the United Kingdom can enjoy a summer holiday. The Health Secretary's comments come as Prime Minister Boris Johnson said yesterday that...
COVID-19 INFECTION RATES IN HEREFORDSHIRE BY AGE RANGE IN SEVEN DAY DATA UP UNTIL 5TH FEBRUARY: 0-4 Years – 32.9 cases per 100,000 population (DOWN from 164.5 cases per 100,000 population on 1st January) 5-9 Years – 46.5 cases per 100,000 population (DOWN...
West Mercia Police currently have cordons in place at three locations in Worcester including the Diglis footbridge, Waterworks Road and Cheviot Close as part of an investigation into a serious incident. Police are asking people to remain out of these areas whilst they...
Herefordshire’s COVID-19 infection rate has fallen, with data for the seven days up until 6th February showing an infection rate of 94 cases per 100,000 population. This is a decrease on data up until the 2nd February that showed an infection rate of 135.9 cases per...
One person was taken to hospital after a RTC in Little Dewchurch this evening. Hereford & Worcester Fire & Rescue Service crews were joined by West Midlands Ambulance Service and West Mercia Police at the incident. Fire crews made the vehicle safe and...
Hereford & Worcester Fire & Rescue Service crews were called to reports of a house fire near Hereford this afternoon. https://twitter.com/hwfirecontrol/status/1359579742706540557?s=21
West Mercia Police are issuing a fresh appeal for witnesses to a collision in Malvern on Wednesday, 27 January and have released a CCTV image of the vehicle they believe was involved. At around 5.30pm on Abbey Road a man in his seventies was struck by a vehicle and...
Herefordshire’s COVID-19 infection rate has fallen below 100 cases per 100,000 population for the first time since early December. Data for the seven days ending 6th February shows an infection rate in Herefordshire of 94 cases per 100,000 population. A similar level...
Public Health England have confirmed that 13 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Herefordshire, taking the total number of cases of the virus recorded in the county to 6,210 since the start of the outbreak. Last Wednesday, 33 new cases of the virus were...
Three people from London have had their vehicle seized and received fines for breaking COVID-19 rules after travelling to Derbyshire because they found lockdown ‘boring’. Bakewell, Hathersage and White Peak Police said: “Three visitors to Derbyshire from London...
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has told PMQs that he will detail a roadmap to lifting restrictions in the week of 22nd February, with increasing calls from businesses and educational settings for further information so that they have time to plan for reopening. Mr...
Council funding will improve digital connectivity for an estimated 1,500 Herefordshire pupils Up to 1,500 Herefordshire pupils will be able to join their classmates and access their school lessons online with better connectivity and IT devices due to £650k of funding...
The Met Office has issued a weather warning for snow and ice on Saturday. Further information.... 👇 A band of snow is likely to arrive into Northern Ireland during the early hours of Saturday, then move east into parts of England, Wales and Scotland through the day....
Heineken has announced that it is to cut its global workforce by up to 10%, after COVID-19 forced the company to make difficult decisions following a tough year of trading. The vast majority of the cuts are expected to come in Europe, with just a handful of...
Residents in specific postcodes are encouraged to get a one-off test at one of five sites across Bristol and South Gloucestershire. Two additional mobile testing units (MTUs) will open in Bristol and South Gloucestershire tomorrow (Wednesday 10 February), as part of...
A man has taken to social media to warn members of the public after claiming that he was dragged out of his vehicle by a man who said he was going to steal his dog. Martyn Colegate posted on Facebook saying: “At 5pm tonight (Tuesday 9th February), I was pulled out of...